Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 119 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 119 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Apr 18, 2007, 6:44 PM GMT+3 (15:44 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 61 km S of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-04-18 15:44:38 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.230° N, 22.300° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000fa02. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2101 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7100 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.839 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7098 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.071 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7096 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.461 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7088 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.565 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7086 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.460 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7085 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.5104 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7085 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.686 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7082 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.4100 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7080 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.4108 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7080 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.347 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7075 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.462 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7069 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.581 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7063 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 3.557 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7062 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.0146 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7062 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.647 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7061 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.374 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7054 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.1101 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7051 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.5108 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7049 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.489 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7049 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 3.250 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7049 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.755 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7109 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.7central Mediterranean Sea · 7111 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.276 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7112 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.6183 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7112 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.853 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7113 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.994 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7115 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.872 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7122 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.773 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7124 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.0195 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7127 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.890 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7128 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fa02. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.